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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is a sophomore in MCPS school, was an ISEF finalist this year. He has been doing STEM research since middle school,. Perfect GPA so far 4.0W, and 4.6 W, has taken 5 AP's with 5's, SAT 1560 that he took couple months back. He is a the President of the school science club and organizes activities in the area. He also plays violin and has made to county and state leavels.
What can he do to increase his chances to get into a school like Stanford? [/quote]

ISEF is a great accolade, congrats!

Has he won any violin competitions? Does he do anything outside of science?

He has a shot. Mine got into 3 T10/Ivies, did not apply to Stanford or Harvard,  not interested in those two. Yours has a chance with ISEF, but upping the awards , service and/or EC variety is not a bad idea.

If yours takes violin with a umd prof, our kids have the same teacher. Email me![/quote]

DS has been very actively involved in research in the medical fields with researchers from UMD. He has a paper accepted for publication in a peer reviewed journal. He has also presented his NIH research at a science conference (paid for by UMD). He has been taking private lessons in violin and qualified for all state and county since middle school. He is applying for congressional medal gold by end of junior year[/quote]

This is a great combo. Use it for extra leverage when he applies for scholarships like Coolidge, Coke etc as these will also enhance the app value. If anything,  I'd try to add something complimentary.  You have an outstanding kid (isef, nih)  with a standard breadth of profile (violin, science, service). The violin is good but not super noteworthy, and a lot of science kids are violinists. If he is looking for something to add, maybe creative writing,  art, theatre, cooking, composing or sports. Just to help him stand out from other outstanding peers with similar interests.

He will also want to work on an excellent essay and very college specific essay supplements.  Also, if he is good enough on violin, putting together a music supplement of contrasting pieces. His paper will make a nice research/writing supplement.

Finally,  he has achieved so much as a sophomore,  maybe he should also have some down time. This may pair with some creative endeavors.

Good luck![/quote]

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